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Job Posting: CHORD Computing Specialist

Job Posting: CHORD Computing Specialist

  Req ID: 30264 Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: Dunlap Inst. for Astronomy & Astrophysic Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Position Number: 00051789 To apply: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-CHORD-Computing-Specialist-ON/568617817/   Description: About us: The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive…

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Trottier Family Foundation partners with U of T for solar eclipse viewing and education

Trottier Family Foundation partners with U of T for solar eclipse viewing and education

by David Goldberg – A&S News The Trottier Family Foundation is partnering with Arts & Science to ensure thousands of Canadian children can view the upcoming total solar eclipse safely. An impactful gift of $240,000 from the foundation will help fund Eyes to the Sky: Elevating…

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Job Posting: Support Cosmos From Your Couch program

Job Posting: Support Cosmos From Your Couch program

  Casual Position Opportunity to Support Cosmos From Your Couch program Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and AstrophysicsFaculty of Arts and ScienceUniversity of Toronto The Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics is currently accepting applications for a casual position to provide support to the Public Outreach…

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Astronomer Maria Drout Wins Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship

Astronomer Maria Drout Wins Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship

  University of Toronto Assistant Professor Maria Drout has been awarded a 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics for her contribution to our understanding of the evolution, influence, and ultimate fate of massive stars. Drout is an Assistant Professor in the David A….

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U of T Astronomers Use New AI Technique to Accelerate Search for Extraterrestrials

U of T Astronomers Use New AI Technique to Accelerate Search for Extraterrestrials

by Meaghan MacSween Are we alone in the universe?  Scientists may have just moved us closer to answering this question. The team – led by researchers from the University of Toronto – has streamlined the search for extraterrestrial life by using a new algorithm to…

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Professor Joshua Speagle Awarded Polanyi Prize in Physics

Professor Joshua Speagle Awarded Polanyi Prize in Physics

  By Chris Sasaki, Arts and Science News Professor of astrostatistics Joshua Speagle, from the Faculty of Arts & Science’s David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the Department of Statistics has won the prestigious Polanyi Prize in physics. The Polanyi Prize is…

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Professor Roberto Abraham wins the 2023 Jackson-Gwilt Medal

Professor Roberto Abraham wins the 2023 Jackson-Gwilt Medal

  University of Toronto Astronomy Professor Roberto Abraham has won the 2023 Jackson-Gwilt Medal for his innovative work on the Dragonfly Telephoto Array. The medal was awarded by the United Kingdom’s Royal Astronomical Society. Abraham is a Professor and Chair of the David A. Dunlap Department of…

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U of T Astronomy Student Wins First Professor Mercedes T. Richards Award

U of T Astronomy Student Wins First Professor Mercedes T. Richards Award

  University of Toronto undergraduate student Madeline Nardin is the winner of the 2022 Professor Mercedes T. Richards Award for Excellence in summer undergraduate research in astronomy. This is the inaugural year for this award, named after renowned astronomer and U of T alum (PhD…

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CHIME Collaboration wins Brockhouse Prize

CHIME Collaboration wins Brockhouse Prize

by Arts & Science News A cross-Canada collaboration including the University of Toronto has won the prestigious Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering from the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), for groundbreaking insight into astrophysical mysteries The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity…

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Teaching telescopes to multitask may be key to finding extraterrestrial intelligence

Teaching telescopes to multitask may be key to finding extraterrestrial intelligence

  A new telescope strategy may bring astronomers closer to figuring out whether we’re alone in the universe. Along with her team, Dr. Cherry Ng of the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto has published a detailed plan on how…

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